The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass


Graphics:  I rate this 4. The graphics in this game for its time are quite pitiful.  They are very basic and really have no character to them. I would just expect more.  I always felt like The Legend of Zelda games were always ahead of their time when it came to graphics, but with this game it just was not produced.  The monsters and characters themselves looked like the average teenagers meme drawing. Some of the monsters were even just blob looking things. If anything the boats were the best part of the graphics for the entire game, they had the best detail and creativity.


Sound: I give the sound a 9.  The sound in this game is catchy. I normally
don’t like to have the sound on when I play a game, but the music in this was very enjoyable to listen to as you go along. Also, the sound of Links sword and his grunts when you attacked were funny though could get annoying when you have to deal with multiple enemies.  On the other hand, the sounds of the monsters when they get hit were nice. As well, when Link gets killed the noise he made when doing so made it a little easier to accept the fact that
you just died.


Addictiveness: I rate this game a 7 for addictiveness. When playing for the first time it’s hard to put this game down. It’s something you would just want to play it all the way through nonstop. I don’t finish many games, however this one I wouldn’t put it down until I did. Though, you would not want
to play over and over again. The repetitiveness can get boring.


Story:   A solid 10, hands down. One of the best parts of this game is the story line.  The basics go like this: Link and Zelda are traveling when Zelda is taken by the Ghost Ship, so Link sets off on an epic journey to save her. By going from island to island, and there are temples to recover. As a plus, there
are a lot of comical parts and puns. The Legend of Zelda has always had a sense of humor, this game being no exception to that fact.  Especially Link’s travel partner the captain of the ship.



Depth: 9 for depth. This game gets pretty deep. It’s not a
game you can beat in two days by any means. It takes time and a lot of
patience.  There is also a lot of tedious actions that take a lot of time and effort.


Difficulty: I am giving it an 8 simply for the fact that
I was able to beat it and I don’t play hard games.  I would say the temples had very difficult puzzles. I am pretty sure you are told this within the first five minutes of the game so it isn’t a spoiler. But the hour glass is for the temples. When you are on certain parts it takes away your life force and the hour glass tells you how much time you have left.  The temples are the most difficult parts because if you run out of time you automatically die and have to start from the beginning. For that fact alone it can be very tedious. Every level has new tricks and puzzles.


Overall, I give this game a 9. This game is one of the few games I actually  enjoyed. It put a whole new twist on The Legend of Zelda itself. One of my favorite things is the fact you can draw and make notes on the map. So you can remember a pattern you need to draw and so on. One other thing that is quite cool is when you are driving the boat from island to island. Having control of the route you want to take. Very awesome game that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys The Legend of Zelda.

This is a pretty good review, lily. Well thought out, and brings the point you are talking about when it comes to a Zelda game, especially a handheld one like this. Good job!

It's a good review considering it's your first one!

Honestly, Some of the paragraphs need better punctuation as they don't really flow that well, but that could just be the difference in continents and culture. 

Also it's not really a fault but in future reviews you could put the score you rated each aspect of the game in Bold so it makes it clearer.. As starting every paragraph with "I rate this a 4" Is kinda meh... Just write the score next to the category and put it in bold... It'd just look more professional this way. 

Besides that I've seen a lot worse reviews on here and there from people who make reviews quite often... So congrats on the good work Lily!

Hope to read more reviews in the future!

sonicmcmuffin : I cant bold anything with my posting font for some reason it doesn't do anything. I actually did but you cant tell I did. But thanks for the advice.


pacman1755 : Thanks a lot  I am glad you liked it.

lilythetigerkity : If you are not able to bold, then maybe use italics? It's what I had to do on my Military Layout. 

Also, I have recently tried adding a bit of a description... kind of like a mini walkthrough? I don't really know how to explain it. Check out my latest reviews. I can't remember which ones I did it in. 

But, overall, very good. I liked it.